Boise State baseball players left with what do next while also fighting to reinstate their program

After their program was cut, Boise State baseball players are left struggling with what to do next, while also fighting to reinstate their program.

MEANS FOR THEPLAYERS.IT TOOK 40 YEARS TOBRING BACK BOISESTATE BASEBALL,THE ONLY DIVISIONONE PROGRAM INIDAHO... AND 3 LONGYEARS FOR HEADCOACH GARY VANTOL TO BUILD HISPROGRAM FROMSCRATCH.

LASTWEEK THAT WAS ALLTAKEN AWAY ANDNOW THE PLAYERSARE LEFTSTRUGGLING WITHWHAT TO DO NEXTWHILE ALSOFIGHTING TOREINSTATE THEIRTEAM."I DON'T THINK ITHAS TRULY SUNK INYET BECAUSE THEREIS STILL HOPE."SINCE THE NEWSBROKE A FEWPLAYERS HAVETRANSFERREDINCLUDING BRAYDENSPEARS TO THEUNIVERSITY OFOREGON ANDSTUART FLESLANDTO THE UNIVERSITYOF WASHINGTON..."THEY'RE YOUNGAND THEY SHOULDBECAUSE NOTHINGIS CERTAIN AND WEFULLY SUPPORTTHEM, WE'VE ALLBEEN TEXTING EACHOTHER SAYING HEYMAN GO KILL IT ANDSTUFF LIKE THAT."BUT FOR GAVIN ANDMANY OF THE OTHERSTUDENT-ATHLETES...."WE WANT TO PLAYIN BOISE, THERE'S ALOT OF GUYS ON THETEAM THAT WANT TOGRADUATE ASBRONCOS AND PITCHTHEIR LAST PITCH ORSWING THEIR LASTSWING ON A BOISESTATE BASEBALLFIELD."THEY'RE STILLHOLDING ON TOHOPE EVEN WITHOUTTHE SUPPORT OFATHLETIC DIRECTORCURT APSEY...THEY'VE MADEVIDEOS...RECEIVEDPLEDGES...ANDSTARTED AGOFUNDME.TOGETHER THEY AREWELL OVER HALF AMILLION DOLLARS."IF WE GET THEFINANCES NEEDEDTHAT ARESUSTAINABLE FOR 3TO 4 YEARS THEN ITHINK WE DESERVE ACHANCE, I DON'TTHINK THE ANSWERSHOULD JUST BE AZERO WITH NOHOPE."BUT EVEN WHENGAVIN'S TOLD HEWON'T EVER GET THECHANCE TO PLAY IN ABRONCO UNIFORMAGAIN HIS FIRSTTHOUGHT WASABOUT THE LITTLEKIDS DREAMING OFPLAYING DIVISIONONE BASEBALL INIDAHO."THESE KIDS INIDAHO THEY DON'THAVE ANY D-1'S TOTRY AND REACH FOROR STAY IN THEIRHOMETOWN AND BETHE HOMETOWNHERO, BUT THIS WASIT AND NOW IT'SBEING TAKEN AWAYAFTER 1 YEAR ANDIT'S HEARTBREAKINGFOR THOSE KIDS,THAT'S WHAT I FEELTHE MOST FOR."GAVIN PLANS TOGRADUATE FROMBOISE STATE, WITHOR WITHOUTBASEBALL AND THENGRAD TRANSFER TOANOTHER TEAM.

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